News tagged with chronic inflammatory diseases
Ginseng -- nature's anti-inflammatory?
May 14, 2009 |
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Laboratory experiments have demonstrated the immunological effects of ginseng. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine have shown that the herb, much used in traditional Chines ...
Discovery may lead to development of safer immunosuppressants
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Immunosuppressive treatment is necessary to prevent rejection of an organ after transplant and has great potential for treating chronic inflammatory diseases. However, currently available immunosuppressant drugs can pose ...
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Scientists discover cells that control inflammation in chronic disease
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of immune cell that can be out of control in certain chronic inflammatory diseases, worsening the symptoms of conditions like psoriasis and asthma, is described for the first time ...
Small molecules may explain psoriasis
Jul 11, 2007 |
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A research team at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet has shown for the time that microRNA, small RNA molecules, may play an important role in the development of inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis ...
Novel genetic finding offers new avenue for future Crohn's disease treatment
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine identified a novel link between ITCH, a gene known to regulate inflammation in the body and NOD2, a gene which causes the majority of genetic Crohn's Disease ...
Research identifies how inflammatory disease causes fatigue
Feb 17, 2009 |
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New animal research in the February 18 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience may indicate how certain diseases make people feel so tired and listless. Although the brain is usually isolated from the immune ...
Key protein molecule linked to diverse human chronic inflammatory diseases
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Liwu Li, associate professor of biological sciences at Virginia Tech, has revealed a common connection between the cellular innate immunity network and human chronic inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis, Type ...
Inflammatory disease treatments will improve through the use of lipidomics
Sep 01, 2009 |
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According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 46 million Americans have arthritis. Many of these people take over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications that block ...
JAX publishes online tool for exploring autoimmune disease gene networks
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Currently, 5-8% of the U.S. population is afflicted with an autoimmune disease. Many of these are chronic and require life-long care. Moreover, different autoimmune diseases aggregate within a single family, ...
Weight at birth tied to heart disease and diabetes risk in adulthood
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Lower weight at birth may increase inflammatory processes in adulthood, which are associated with chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's ...
The making of mucus in common lung diseases
Sep 14, 2009 |
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In the lung, mucus is produced by cells known as goblet cells, which are present in small numbers in the walls of the lungs and airways.
New insights into chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis
May 25, 2007 |
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[B]Inflammatory rheumatic disease and smoking independently predict aortic inflammation, suggests study of coronary artery surgery survivors[/B] Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other inflammatory rheumatic diseases are ...
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